Samoa vs Zambia: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Samoa
0.3615
in 2023
Zambia
0.3616
in 2023
Samoa rank
57th
Zambia rank
56th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Samoa
  • Zambia
01234198520042023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3616 against 0.3615 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.

Samoa ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.753 3.98 3.22 Zambia
1990s 0.5309 2.88 2.34 Zambia
2000s 0.3756 1.65 1.28 Zambia
2010s 0.4222 0.9675 0.5453 Zambia
2020s 0.406 0.4479 0.0419 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Samoa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.3616 against 0.3615 in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Samoa and Zambia?
0.0001, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Samoa ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed